# CVE-2006-6332: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the MadWifi wireless driver.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Dec 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-35mj-3pg9-j9v7

## What is CVE-2006-6332?

CVE-2006-6332 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to the encode_ie and giwscan_cb functions.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6332?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Madwifi Madwifi.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6332?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6332 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-6332 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6332 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Madwifi < 0.9.2.1 - SIOCGIWSCAN Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Madwifi 0.9.2.1 - WPA/RSN IE Remote Kernel Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)
- Madwifi - SIOCGIWSCAN Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-2831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2831/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-7177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7177/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-7178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7178/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-7179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7179/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2005-4835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4835/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6332 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6332 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6332 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6332/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6332/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6332
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6332
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6332

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6332/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.